More than a million people have gathered on the streets of Barcelona demanding independence for Catalonia from the rest of Spain, police reports .
A human sea flooded the city on Tuesday as Catalans waved red-and-yellow striped Catalan flags and marched for the region's national day, the Diada, many accusing Spain of dragging them into economic trouble.
"There are 1.5 million people and everything has gone peacefully," a police spokesman said.
Closely watched by other independent-minded regions in Europe such as Scotland and Flanders, the Catalans rallied under the slogan: "Catalonia, a new European state".
"What do the crowds want? A new European state. What do the people want? An independent Catalonia," they chanted, packing the northeastern region's capital.
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